Meaning Of The Word Pelt

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pelt
If the rain is pelting down, or if it is pelting with rain, it is raining very hard.
The pelt of an animal is its skin, which can be used to make clothing or rugs.
verb: If you pelt someone with things, you throw things at them.
verb: If you pelt somewhere, you run there very fast.

pelt in American English 1
to beat or strike heavily or steadily, as hard rain
to throw things at; strike with or as with missiles
intransitive verb: to strike blows; beat with force or violence
noun: the act of pelting
transitive verb: to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles

pelt in American English 2
the skin of a fur-bearing animal, esp. after it has been stripped from the carcass
noun: the untanned hide or skin of an animal

pelt in British English 1
noun: a blow
verb: to throw (missiles) at (a person)

pelt in British English 2
noun: the skin of a fur-bearing animal, such as a mink, esp when it has been removed from the carcass

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